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Author Ascher, Kate.

Title The heights : anatomy of a skyscraper / Kate Ascher ; art direction by Design Language ; research by Rob Vroman
Published New York : Penguin Press, 2011

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Description 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Contents History -- Building it. Design ; Foundations ; Structure ; The skin ; Construction -- Living in it. Elevators ; Power, air, and water ; Communications -- Supporting it. Life safety ; Maintenance ; Sustainability -- Dreaming it. The future
Summary A graphic tour through the inner workings of modern skyscrapers explains how they operate and how sophisticated networks of technologies and utilities are possible within their complex structures
Notes Includes index
Subject Skyscrapers.
Author Design Language (Firm)
ISBN 9781594203039 :
1594203032
Other Titles Anatomy of a skyscraper